Facing my fear of COVID...2 years in (straight talk)
THIS POST IS WORTH THE READ AND IS NOT POLITICAL OR POLARIZED. I've had enough of COVID; have you? COVID with asthma (and/or other lung...
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Jenny Foster
- Jun 7
- 1 min
Author Kathy Collard Miller BOOK GIVEAWAY
I'm truly honored to have Kathy, a prolific writer and author, endorse Natty's Pond with a book giveaway this month. Follow the link to...
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Jenny Foster
- Jun 1
- 4 min
Welcome Guest Blogger, Sheila Harper, Founder & President of SaveOne
THIS IS HER STORY... No little girl ever dreams of the day she can grow up and have an abortion. Yet, on March 29, 1985 that was me. I...
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Jenny Foster
- Mar 30
- 3 min
We've got to go through the hard to get to the good: A lesson from the gooseberry
Have you ever picked gooseberries? If not, here's what you missed —sore and bloody fingertips! I had never heard about these unique...
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Jenny Foster
- Feb 4
- 3 min
When doing "nothin'" is good for your health
"Thank God it's Friday!" At the risk of sounding a bit like the character Cliff Clavin from the television show Cheers, I looked up the...
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Jenny Foster
- Jan 29
- 2 min
The 120,000 finally speak
There is a group of people around the world who to date have rarely spoken. They grieve, they act like everything's fine, but it's not....
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Jenny Foster
- Nov 29, 2021
- 1 min
In Recognition of Perinatal Hospice
There is a tremendous organization and ministry called Isaiah’s Promise that reaches out to parents facing a life-limiting prenatal...
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Jenny Foster
- Nov 8, 2021
- 1 min
Chapter Reading from Natty's Pond
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9co0Lq9n1Y
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Jenny Foster
- Oct 28, 2021
- 2 min
Love can build a bridge
I hope the title of this blog post piqued your interest, and that you can hear the beautiful vocals of The Judds in your mind singing the...
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Jenny Foster
- Oct 19, 2021
- 1 min
What is Natty's Pond about? (click in the space for video)
Click in the space below for a short video
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Jenny Foster
- Oct 8, 2021
- 2 min
"The End" is just the beginning
Why do some of the best stories finish with the words "the end?" Depending on your upbringing or country of origin, many children's...
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Jenny Foster
- Sep 18, 2021
- 2 min
In the waiting...
Would you agree that the hardest part is the waiting? Waiting in line at the grocery store, waiting in traffic, or waiting for medical...
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Jenny Foster
- Jan 3, 2021
- 1 min
There is a place...
If you've loved and lost a baby, there is a place. In 2020 I discovered a special place in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It's called The...
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Jenny Foster
- Jan 2, 2021
- 4 min
A New Kind of Sandwich
You may have heard of it – the “sandwich generation.” Let’s define the concept loosely as someone essentially trapped between two things,...
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Jenny Foster
- Dec 22, 2020
- 2 min
First Fruits
Every year for Mother's Day my husband takes me to a local nursery. He knows that all I want is to go to church and then pick out my...
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Jenny Foster
- Dec 10, 2020
- 2 min
A crack in the sidewalk
Walking uphill in downtown Seattle, sweating in spite of a cold winter morning, my mind was lost in the music of my ear buds and...
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Jenny Foster
- Dec 8, 2020
- 3 min
Book Summary - Natty's Pond: A Memoir
Completing this piece has been a sheer act of obedience because of the vulnerability of the topic. It is my hope to publish this memoir...
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Jenny Foster
- Dec 8, 2020
- 1 min
Say "yes" to the ending
Writing a manuscript seemed easy the first time through. The story was in my head and seared into my heart. I simply had to will my...
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Jenny Foster
- Dec 8, 2020
- 1 min
Perspectives on writing
Writing a book is many things, one of which is a promise. A promise to tell a story and to tell it well. History argues that a good story...
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